Monday, August 27, 2007

We'll see ya pilgrim. Whaa haa???

Well, there are a couple of reasons to start this blog. One is my friend Mike "The Duke" (you know who you are) decided to move back to Kansas City. I can't for the life of me figure out why someone would want to leave this trail running mecca we call home. Maybe he got sick of the Thursday night 12 milers up on the Ray Miller Trail, coming off Overlook and getting to the the final decent, 2.9 miles of trail heaven, nothing but ocean, stars, and the deception that running by flashlight brings. At times we'd literally have to stop and take a moment. Not that we're emotional or sentimental, but we are runners and there's something that overcomes you at times like those. Brilliant stars, moon shining out on the ocean. From 800 feet above on a single track trail with little more than 15 feet of visibility you can't help but feel like you're flying. It is those surreal moments, captured in time, that we remember and list when asked, "why do you run?" But, you know he's not the sharpest tool in the shed! Actually he's going to be running with some good company. The Trail Nerds and Bad Ben got him into this crazy sport and will surely be glad to have him back. It was a pleasure to train with Mike and run with him as he did his first 50 miler at Leona Divide this spring. He'll be missed. Cheers Mike.

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